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I’m pushing against him now, but he’s backed me against the sink. “I just wanted us to start over Riley. Fresh. I have money and I have business lined up elsewhere. We’ll be free and you can still be my wife.”

I have to find a way out of this. I cannot let this asshole do what he’s done to me, or anyone, again. I see him reach into this pocket and I panic, sure that he’s going to pull a gun on me or worse, drug me again. I do the only thing I can think of, and drive my knee up into his dick as hard as I possibly can.

Chapter 65

Sebastian

“What do we have on Lockhart?” I ask, scanning the room. Xavier and Andre sit to my left and Jamison and Jonathan on my right. There’s a beat of silence with everyone looking at each other, waiting for someone to start talking.

Xavier blows out a breath before speaking. “PI hasn’t been able to get any new information. He says Lockhart hasn’t left his estate in weeks, not even to go to any of his clubs. Sasha has also been MIA along with douchebag Nate.”

“Something doesn’t feel right,” Jonathan chimes in “I feel like we are sitting ducks waiting for the other shoe to drop.”

Jamison doesn’t look up from his phone. He is typing aggressively per usual but still manages a response. “Tech hasn’t picked up any phones. The consensus is that they must all have invested in burners.”

I feel my anger rising again. Every time this situation gets brought up I feel more and more rage piling on. God help that asshole Nate when I finally get my hands on him.

“What about your brother, Andre? I haven’t heard shit from him. I thought this was right up their alley?”

“Sebastian, you know you can’t rush this shit man. Those boys know the ins and outs of the underground. If anyone can find Nate, it will be them. I will get a hold of them before I head back out again to make sure they understand this situation is a priority.” Andre reasons.

I know he’s right too. Those boys do know the underground but I’m just so sick of waiting for my revenge. I’m going to explode if I don’t get this pent up anger out soon. Might have to pull a double at the gym today just to burn myself out.

Xavier pipes in, pulling me from my thoughts. “Speaking of going back. When do you leave Andre? A little birdie told me we might all have to make a trip out there soon and bring some tuxes along with us too?”

“Fuck off Xavier” Andre responds.

Jonathan snickers but apparently the joke went over my head. I look over at Andre, waiting for an explanation.

“Papa is in preparation to choose me a wife. Apparently he is arranging all honorable families to start visiting soon so we, or should I say he, can choose who will bear my future children,” Andre grits out.

I don’t miss the look of annoyance plastered across his face. The fact of the matter is, Andre is stuck. As the eldest child and man of the family, he will take over for his father one day. He will run that section of the Mafia and oversee most of the other subsections he has spread out from Italy to New York. I feel for him, because with that power also comes extreme obligation, like his father choosing his future wife. His younger brother definitely got the better end of the deal. He has the freedom and space to do as he pleases and can stay a full ocean away from his father.

“Man, I don’t know why you don’t just tell your dad to fuck off! I can’t imagine having to marry some random woman I’ve barely met just because daddy says so,” jokes Jonathan.

“Why don’t you tell the Don to fuck off Jonathan?” Jamison states, finally looking up from his phone.

Jonathan pauses before laughing “Good point brother. I can’t be going missing and leaving you to be the best looking fucker in this firm.”

My phone vibrates on the table, causing me to look down at the screen. There’s a message from my little mouse.

‘Nate’s hurting Sasha. I think we need to help her.’

I respond back to her, now confused. ‘What are you talking about Riley? Where are you?’

Xavier raises his eyebrow in question so I hand him my phone and he reads the message out loud for everyone to hear. She’s not responding so I grab my phone back and press the call button. Her phone rings twice and goes to voicemail.

“What the fuck?” I mutter out loud.

Chapter 66

Riley

Nate is doubled over from the assault to his testicles. My knee to the groin grabbed me a few precious seconds, and I know it’ll be the only chance I have. I glance one look at Nate crouched down on the dirty bathroom floor, then run like hell.

I am back in the main part of the cafe, and see Kaz sitting at our table. Sasha is nowhere to be seen.

“Let’s go, Kaz. Now!” I’m pulling her by the arm and practically dragging her out of that place.

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